Natureflex Replacing EarthFirst PLA

After extensive research, we have decided to replace our EarthFirst PLA material with a product called Natureflex. There have been several concerns raised about PLA regarding its recyclability, the fact that it takes corn away from the food supply and that Whole Foods is discouraging its use. Natureflex has none of these issues. It is made from wood pulp manufactured from sustainably farmed trees and it has the same waterproof and oil proof characteristics of PLA. And most importantly, pricing is quite similar.

HP Invites LL to Advisory Council

HP, the manufacturers of the HP-Indigo WS4500 presses we use here, have invited Lightning Labels to join their Indigo Digital Press Advisory Council (iDPAC). We are one of only 15 companies worldwide invited to participate in the council, which discusses future direction for the HP-Indigo technology. Our president, Steve Smith, will be flying to Barcelona for their 2009 meeting. This is a major honor for us and we are very pleased that HP recognizes our leadership in the digital label printing industry.

LL Speaking at Industry Conferences

The label trade association, TLMI (Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute), held their annual meeting for label printers in February. Steve Smith spoke on a panel titled "Digital Printing Trends and Opportunities." In late March, Steve will also be speaking at the Digital Label Summit in Barcelona, Spain. This is the first conference ever devoted entirely to digital label printing. In September, Peter Renton will be speaking about digital label printing at the TLMI Technical Conference in Chicago.